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Ken Duke toured Bay Hill Club and Lodge in 5-under-par 34-33=67 in his opening round of the Arnold Palmer Invitational, situating himself as a clubhouse co-leader.

Both of Duke's paydays in five trips to Bay Hill are top 10s, so this isn't as much of a surprise in that context as it is compared to recent form. After three pars and a bogey going out today, the last conversion dropping from 12 feet at the par-4 13th where he found water on approach, the 46-year-old buried six birdies against no bogeys or worse. The good bogey triggered birdies at 14, 15 and 16, the first two measuring 56'3" and 14'4", respectively. Overall, he split 12 (of 14) fairways and hit 14 greens in regulation. At last check, he ranked second in the field in strokes gained: putting at 3.717. Incidentally, according to Golf Channel's Todd Lewis on Twitter, Duke has been hampered of late by a bone spur in his left heel. The golfer alluded to an injury in his post-round interview with Lewis. Mar 19 - 1:35 PM

Ken Duke has slid into the field of this week's Arnold Palmer Invitational.

The 46-year-old was the third alternate when the field was released on Friday, but he was the last to gain entry following three withdrawals today. Two of Duke's 22 career top 10s occurred at Bay Hill (2008, 2013), but he's missed the cut in his other three trips, all as a result of failing to break par in every round. On the shoulders of six paydays in 11 starts this season, including two top 10s, he 99th in the FedExCup standings. Mar 16 - 11:36 AM

Ken Duke hope to find lightning in a bottle at this week's Valspar Championship.

Duke turned 46 in late January. It's about the only thing he's been able to celebrate in recent memory. Since he closed out the fall with a T9 at Mayakoba, he's a mere 2-for-5 with no top 45s. However, thank to a T4 at McGladrey, the one-time PGA TOUR winner sits 92nd in the FedExCup standings. In seven appearances at Copperhead, he has only one top-30 finish, but it was a T5 in 2012. Mar 12 - 1:09 AM

Ken Duke has been removed from the published field of this week's Farmers Insurance Open.

Duke has opened the 2015 portion of the season 0-for-2, but thanks to a pair of top 10s in the fall, he's currently 60th in the FedExCup standings. He hasn't played the Farmers since 2012 and has only one payday in four appearances. That was way back in 2004, his rookie year on the PGA TOUR. Feb 2 - 10:39 AM